Star Map Studio

This product is combining history and visual art. Short descriptions of Blarney, Dublin, Trim and Desmond Castles are followed by easy step-by-step directions for creating your own drawing of a fantasy castle. Also included are some sample ideas for combining geometric solids to create your own concept for a castle. With emphasis on using imagination and personal concepts, this project should spark some historic understand of these ancient monuments as well as stimulate imaginations for personal

This is an art exploration for creating tints of the color blue while showing step by step images for gaining confidence to jump in and begin mixing paint. The lesson leaves the idea for the design open ended with suggestions for creative imagination. I have included slides for 'Going Beyond the Project' with a references to Picasso's Blue Period as well as Van Gogh's use of tints in swirling blue skies and petals of blue iris. This exploration culminates with a quick art vocabul

Young artists like to build and construct and this is what assemblage art is all about. The focus is on using recycle materials and developing the natural engineering skills young artist instinctively have at their fingertips. Steps to create gluing platforms for sturdy builds are shown step-by-step as well as student made examples to get the creative juices flowing. Simple materials list as well as suggested tools are presented. Going beyond the project and a simple art assessm

This powerpoint discusses Irish history including the origins of the culture, its music and storytelling as well as geography. This history leads into a short primer on how to draw a simple Celtic knot. Drawings of this type are great for focus practice and patience and very rewarding for the young artist when finally accomplished.